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outages for 100,000 customers on long island. and for the first time ever, lipa is deferring storm operations and response to its subcontractor, national grid. but in manhattan today, it was mostly business as usual, although many workers did try to leave early to beat the snow. and if the snowfall is anywhere close to the storm of '78, you'll see the impact in economic data in the weeks ahead. >> usually major storms cause increased volatility in economic data. so, that jobless claims jump significantly in the beginning as government offices close, because of the storm. and they surge back up after the offices reopened. >> reporter: if there's a silver lining in this storm, it's the timing. the heaviest snowfall will happen over the weekend. and the clean-up is expected well before valentines day, which contributes $18 billion to the economy. erika miller, "n.b.r.," new york. >> susie: that massive storm is also pushing up fuel prices. those higher prices come as gasoline is also on the rise. joining us now with the outlook for
outages for 100,000 customers on long island. and for the first time ever, lipa is deferring storm operations and response to its subcontractor, national grid. but in manhattan today, it was mostly business as usual, although many workers did try to leave early to beat the snow. and if the snowfall is anywhere close to the storm of '78, you'll see the impact in economic data in the weeks ahead. >> usually major storms cause increased volatility in economic data. so, that jobless claims...
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up in long island, as well, long island, 30.3 inches. so certainly very substantial. no doubt about that. but the end is in sight. so the snow's winding down. the winds are winding down. now the sun's up. you can see what's fallen. you see here's new york state. the northway, the thruway clearing up now. and western massachusetts, western connecticut, new york city, done for you. eastern end of long island. suffolk county still seeing snow but nothing as heavy as we've seen. you see where it's brighter here. that's what we call bright banding where the snow coming down more in earnest. more dynamic lifting happening there. that's where the two to three inches were. predominantly right like this, a stripe. that's what allowed for those 30 inches. that's how it just adds up. but you see as we move through today and in toward this afternoon, 11:00, the area of low pressure off the coast. pretty much clears everybody. by tonight, it clears boston, clears maine even. by 3:00, you see where it is. then tomorrow, everyone is dry for the most part. still the winds behind it w
up in long island, as well, long island, 30.3 inches. so certainly very substantial. no doubt about that. but the end is in sight. so the snow's winding down. the winds are winding down. now the sun's up. you can see what's fallen. you see here's new york state. the northway, the thruway clearing up now. and western massachusetts, western connecticut, new york city, done for you. eastern end of long island. suffolk county still seeing snow but nothing as heavy as we've seen. you see where it's...
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long island it is it a tale of two. really just 10-15 minutes away from me is twice as much snow as i have in my community and long island expressway as faratz i know in sulfolk county is it closed and so, it is it quite a stoomer. >> let me ask you that flooding was a concern because of the areas on the coast where the sea walls were damaged, the water has been coming in. what do you know about that. >> what i have seen and gone down there today. doesn't apire any significant flooding and that hasn't happened. >> good newings . most of the damage is from the wind and snow itself. >> yes it is it. >> congressman, thank you for updating us . i know you will stay in close touch with the resendez out there. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> when we have unbelievable storms. we have received amazing photographs from the viewers. mike sent in this photograph. he said so much snow this a bad blizzard. our own father johnathon morris, tweeted a picture of his church that is it beautiful. his church in soho enveloped by heavy
long island it is it a tale of two. really just 10-15 minutes away from me is twice as much snow as i have in my community and long island expressway as faratz i know in sulfolk county is it closed and so, it is it quite a stoomer. >> let me ask you that flooding was a concern because of the areas on the coast where the sea walls were damaged, the water has been coming in. what do you know about that. >> what i have seen and gone down there today. doesn't apire any significant...
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long island will be the hardest hit in terms of the storm surge. across this region, of course, where this is hitting, all of these areas were so badly affected by super storm sandy, many people not yet back in their homes in these areas trying to rebuild. this snow, this storm surge, these winds, none of that is going to help them. this is misery on top of misery, shep. for a lot of the victims of super storm sandy now having to face up to this huge snow storm. >> shepard: from the updates i have been watching all day, jonathan from the mayor's office and beyond, it looks like new york city at least is pretty well prepared. >> mayor michael bloomberg certainly says new york city is very well prepared. he says they have all the plow trucks available. all the salt that they need available. all the salt trucks to put that salt on to the roads. and he says nobody should be panicking about anything this time around. least of all, gas shortages as we saw in the wake of super storm sandy. listen to the mayor. >> there is no need to panic buying of gas fo
long island will be the hardest hit in terms of the storm surge. across this region, of course, where this is hitting, all of these areas were so badly affected by super storm sandy, many people not yet back in their homes in these areas trying to rebuild. this snow, this storm surge, these winds, none of that is going to help them. this is misery on top of misery, shep. for a lot of the victims of super storm sandy now having to face up to this huge snow storm. >> shepard: from the...
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and we have the blizzard warnings for long island and in through massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut and into maine. some advisories in pennsylvania and the advisories for us are for wind and sustaining 20 to 30, gusting to 50 to some higher elevations and points to the north and west and they're not bad. we expect them to continue to increase. and what about the rest of the weekend? we'll talk about that and take to you new york and see how they're faring up there live. >>> our winter coverage is far from over. at 6:15, we'll take to you manhattan for an update on the conditions and remember, track the forecast. log on to our website at www.myfoxdc.com and give you more information on. that. >>> and to a story you heard first. we heard two offduty police officers in a kidnapping case agreed to plead get. they were indicted last june where they were accused of abducting two teenagers and holding them against their will. in an effort to teach them a lesson. paul wagner has more. >> reporter: the officers were facing kidnapping charges null they agreed to plead guilty to a charge of se
and we have the blizzard warnings for long island and in through massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut and into maine. some advisories in pennsylvania and the advisories for us are for wind and sustaining 20 to 30, gusting to 50 to some higher elevations and points to the north and west and they're not bad. we expect them to continue to increase. and what about the rest of the weekend? we'll talk about that and take to you new york and see how they're faring up there live. >>> our...
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you can see the heaviest bands of snow across eastern long island and coastal connecticut. also just about all of rhode island now. the storm itself is far away. as far as we're concerned, a couple showers pushing through tonight. maybe we see a snow shower as colder air moves in. probably not, but we will give you a chance of a snow shower tonight. here are the wind gusts. 32 at providence. 46-mile per hour wind gusts in boston and 59-mile per hour wind gust in nantucket. the highest winds will be at 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning. for us, showers for the commute home. a few wet roads. winds pick up tonight after midnight. windy and colder tomorrow. milder and very nice on sunday. lots of sunshine and temperatures not quite 50. tonight, mostly cloudy, windy, colder, shower or snow shower possible. winds 15 to 30 and gusty. especially after midnight. by morning, 20s and 30s. partly cloudy, windy, and cold. winds are still 15 to 30. you need to dress for the teens and the twenties in the morning. by afternoon, colder. still sort of windy. winds northwest 10 to 20. high temperat
you can see the heaviest bands of snow across eastern long island and coastal connecticut. also just about all of rhode island now. the storm itself is far away. as far as we're concerned, a couple showers pushing through tonight. maybe we see a snow shower as colder air moves in. probably not, but we will give you a chance of a snow shower tonight. here are the wind gusts. 32 at providence. 46-mile per hour wind gusts in boston and 59-mile per hour wind gust in nantucket. the highest winds...
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and hundreds of cars now stuck in that snow on long island on the long expressway and sunrise highway. the roads are closed now to just about everybody except those emergency vehicles. police say nose have been rescued but still some are stranded. we'll have an update from long island in always ji fjust a few >>> it knocked out power to 600,000 households and businesses across eight states. winds are gusting in some places 70 miles an hour. that won't help and, that, of course, is tearing down the tree limbs and power lines and leaving families in the dark and bitter cold. massachusetts is hardest hit. at this particular point, that is. >>> in rhode island, more than 800,000 customers don't have electricity, more than a fifth of its population. poppy harlow is there. >> reporter: i wouldn't like to do it with anyone but you, good morning, marty, good morning, america. many of you waking up, millions of you to a complete whiteout what we have here in providence, rhode island. i want to take a second trip to pan our camera and show you the whiteout conditions we've had since 10:00, 11:0
and hundreds of cars now stuck in that snow on long island on the long expressway and sunrise highway. the roads are closed now to just about everybody except those emergency vehicles. police say nose have been rescued but still some are stranded. we'll have an update from long island in always ji fjust a few >>> it knocked out power to 600,000 households and businesses across eight states. winds are gusting in some places 70 miles an hour. that won't help and, that, of course, is...
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wait until i show you windchills and long island, 27-inch report on northern long island. one little last band over the top of you in central long island. probably pick up another inch or two and that will be exiting and will be all done and the massive cleanup will begin. as far as what we're dealing with, the winds are the worst right now. areas of cape cod, hyannis, gusting along provincetown and coastal maine. winds out of the north at 40 to 50 miles per hour. the winds higher three or four hours ago. the winds beginning slowly die down. up in maine, so cold in the storm, very rare to get this much snow at these temperatures, have you been down in the single dij nit many cases, and wind chills way into the negative numbers, blizzard conditions in maine, not the place to get stranded this morning. places in cape cod, eastern mass, not fun early. boston, the windchill is 1. i will leave you with this picture of the storm. this is typically an image i show you during hurricane season. enhanced satellite. it has a center like a tropical system with a ton of moisture with i
wait until i show you windchills and long island, 27-inch report on northern long island. one little last band over the top of you in central long island. probably pick up another inch or two and that will be exiting and will be all done and the massive cleanup will begin. as far as what we're dealing with, the winds are the worst right now. areas of cape cod, hyannis, gusting along provincetown and coastal maine. winds out of the north at 40 to 50 miles per hour. the winds higher three or four...
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island, new york's long island up through massachusetts. almost impossible travels there tomorrow into saturday. in the meantime in maryland cloudy conditions and what we anticipate as the start of rain source, potentially mixing with snow, light showers, mainly west of the chesapeake but heavier rain eastover night as that storm continues to pass off shore. there will be wrap around snow as we go past the evening. this is where we get into dicey weather for maryland. especially from baltimore north and east. cecil, hartford and kent on the eastern shore. it blows out saturday but there could be accumulation in the wake of this thing, couple of inches worth especially for cecil as we go into the saturday morning time frame. two storms, one big one and that's of the core the coastal runner out of the carolina's, a texas low, northeast, that secondary low coming in. creating a sort of a winter bomb if you will how we call them. this one north of long island. for maryland on that cut off and it'll be a sharp cut off. we won't see the huge snow
island, new york's long island up through massachusetts. almost impossible travels there tomorrow into saturday. in the meantime in maryland cloudy conditions and what we anticipate as the start of rain source, potentially mixing with snow, light showers, mainly west of the chesapeake but heavier rain eastover night as that storm continues to pass off shore. there will be wrap around snow as we go past the evening. this is where we get into dicey weather for maryland. especially from baltimore...
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we operate the system on long island for the long island power authority, and we have a big chunk of upstate new york. so the good news for upstate new york, is that we have no problems up there. on long island, there are approximately 13,000 customers without power. massachusetts, approximately 150,000 customers without power. and rhode island has about 170,000 customers without power right now. >> i have to ask you, how long do you think it will take, with all these trucks and teams at your disposal, how long will it take to get the power back on? >> it's a little early to make predictions because we're still at the height of the storm. but what i can tell you is that we have an army of crews here. we brought tons of extra crews in from outside. and we prestaged them around the service area where we suspected that the hardest hit areas might be. and from what we've seen so far, it's been primarily along the coast, both in rhode island and massachusetts. so as soon as the winds die down tomorrow and it's safe to get out there, we will have an army of people hitting this really hard.
we operate the system on long island for the long island power authority, and we have a big chunk of upstate new york. so the good news for upstate new york, is that we have no problems up there. on long island, there are approximately 13,000 customers without power. massachusetts, approximately 150,000 customers without power. and rhode island has about 170,000 customers without power right now. >> i have to ask you, how long do you think it will take, with all these trucks and teams at...
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long island, 60-mile-per-hour winds. in long island, we have reports of hundreds of cars, stranded. we have the l.i.e. shut down. we have the southern state parkway shut down. people were out in the storm and got trapped. their cars got stuck. we got a big traffic nightmare going out on long island at this hour. and a quick look at where this storm goes for the rest of the day. you can generally see that the idea is to pull this low up and out. there will still be snow. there will still be blizzard conditions in those northern areas, up until 1:00 this afternoon. the winds will stay high and gusty. we're going to have 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts for a while longer during the day today in those extreme northern new england areas. and those winds, anywhere from 20 miles an hour to 60 miles per hour, will continue to blow the snow, even after the snow stops falling. so, you're going to have whiteout conditions later on this afternoon. the best thing i have for you -- the best advice i have for you, in areas like new york city, where the snow has stopped, if the snow has stopped, we can
long island, 60-mile-per-hour winds. in long island, we have reports of hundreds of cars, stranded. we have the l.i.e. shut down. we have the southern state parkway shut down. people were out in the storm and got trapped. their cars got stuck. we got a big traffic nightmare going out on long island at this hour. and a quick look at where this storm goes for the rest of the day. you can generally see that the idea is to pull this low up and out. there will still be snow. there will still be...
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we are seeing icy roads and long gas lines already as people are getting ready there in long island to try to get gas. more than 3,000 flights have already been canceled across the northeast. even more delays and cancellations are now expected as the storm picks up speed. nbc's rahema ellis joins me now from la guardia airport in new york where more than 600 flights have been canceled today alone. it can only get worse, and more lines and more cancellations coming up. >> it's not the frenzy that they have on a friday because i think people got the memo. a storm is coming and cancellations are underway. what do people do when they come to the airport? they check in at the board. take a look at this board, if can you see it. tony is going to pan over. what you see is a lot of yellow. that flight is still scheduled to take off just a few moments ago. some are really worried about if their flight tomorrow will be canceled. in fact, it looks like it might whereby people told us, andrea, that they have come to the airport early hoping to change their flights, and the good news is that the ai
we are seeing icy roads and long gas lines already as people are getting ready there in long island to try to get gas. more than 3,000 flights have already been canceled across the northeast. even more delays and cancellations are now expected as the storm picks up speed. nbc's rahema ellis joins me now from la guardia airport in new york where more than 600 flights have been canceled today alone. it can only get worse, and more lines and more cancellations coming up. >> it's not the...
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but here on long island, this truck driver is just one of many tonight still trying to get home. next time you hear a storm is coming, do you think you'll try to drive through it? >> never, ever. ly never do this again. >> reporter: crews have been able to bail out one side of this road. there are still plenty of cars stuck out here. this car ended up on a median. no reports of any serious injuries. david? >> thanks to you, john. >>> one town got 38 inches of snow, we could only imagine the difficulty of digging out, so we sent abc's gio benitez, just getting there was a task. gio, glad to see you made it safely. >> reporter: we did make it, david. but that journey, oh, it wasn't easy. on road after road in connecticut, cars and their drivers are stuck in the snow. even those with the right equipment. so out here, trying to dig yourself out and you get stuck? >> i got stuck good. >> reporter: as we made our way to central connecticut. we found drivers in need of a little push. with roads in connecticut closed, we made the slow drive to millford, the ground zero in this storm. thi
but here on long island, this truck driver is just one of many tonight still trying to get home. next time you hear a storm is coming, do you think you'll try to drive through it? >> never, ever. ly never do this again. >> reporter: crews have been able to bail out one side of this road. there are still plenty of cars stuck out here. this car ended up on a median. no reports of any serious injuries. david? >> thanks to you, john. >>> one town got 38 inches of snow, we...
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these cars on long island got stuck in the snow as the drives tried to make their way home during the storm's peak. >> tonight reports of damage of still coming in and the latest decrease that this blizzard killed nine people and as chris welsh told us that the nor'easter left hundreds of thousands life ising without power in the biting cold. >> reporter: from pennsylvania to maine, the east coast is digging out after a massive blast of winter. on long island people had to be rescued from roads in the middle of the road. >> there were hundreds of residents literally within miles on the eastern end of long island of making their way back to their houses when the snow just swallowed they will up. >> reporter: one firefighter said it was nothing like he had ever seen. >> for them it was a very traumatic experience and someone without a cell phone and ran out of gas and very frightened. >> reporter: you were out there for all night? >> all night 10:00 all night. >> reporter: what were doing, staying in your car? >> that is right. >> reporter: the storm resulted in the number of deaths, in
these cars on long island got stuck in the snow as the drives tried to make their way home during the storm's peak. >> tonight reports of damage of still coming in and the latest decrease that this blizzard killed nine people and as chris welsh told us that the nor'easter left hundreds of thousands life ising without power in the biting cold. >> reporter: from pennsylvania to maine, the east coast is digging out after a massive blast of winter. on long island people had to be...
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could bring easily up to 2 feet to new york city, long island, all of connecticut, all of rhode island, eastern massachusetts, coastal new hampshire and maine blizzard warnings. millions of people, hours left to prepare, the blizzard of 2013 is starting today. you can see where it's located behind me, off the outer banks of north carolina, the heavy rain shield goes up through the mid-atlantic, all the way into southern jersey. the snow part of the storm has yet to begin. that will happen as we go through the morning hours and especially after noon today into new england. that's really your cut-off time if you're anywhere from federal jersey northward. whatever you have to get done, you'll do it in rain this morning. after about noon, get off the roads. that's when we could get stuck and we want plows to be able to clear everything out. as far as the snow totals go, this is the latest thinking on the storm. we're looking at the possibility of over 2 feet in a huge section of eastern new england. that's the historic part of the storm, from the boston area down to providence. looks like
could bring easily up to 2 feet to new york city, long island, all of connecticut, all of rhode island, eastern massachusetts, coastal new hampshire and maine blizzard warnings. millions of people, hours left to prepare, the blizzard of 2013 is starting today. you can see where it's located behind me, off the outer banks of north carolina, the heavy rain shield goes up through the mid-atlantic, all the way into southern jersey. the snow part of the storm has yet to begin. that will happen as we...
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now down off the shore of long island. this is that clipper you were just mentioned, and when that system gets sucked into this system, that transition will be complete, then the storm is going explode ask we'll see rapid strengthening and the snowfall rates will quickly increase. so that's what we're talking about. all these blizzard warnings here, everyone prom the coast of maine, through new york city and long island. massive snowfall totals with the storm. the worstes going to be right around the boston area, especially just inland. once you gut tornadoes the worcester hills. the elevation, 1,000 feet and that's going to increase the snowfall amounts dramatically. very, very tight right in the new york city. we have been struggling with the forecast for new york city. we have been talking about it a lot. it's the one spot we have not been able to get a good handle on the forecast because to rain and snow line -- you see rain, you see snow, and that line has been vacillating between the two, and you can't really forecas
now down off the shore of long island. this is that clipper you were just mentioned, and when that system gets sucked into this system, that transition will be complete, then the storm is going explode ask we'll see rapid strengthening and the snowfall rates will quickly increase. so that's what we're talking about. all these blizzard warnings here, everyone prom the coast of maine, through new york city and long island. massive snowfall totals with the storm. the worstes going to be right...
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long island expressway's getting very heavy snow. if we get 3 to more more inches of wrap-around snow in new york city i think that's all we get. it doesn't paralyze new york city like it's going to paralyze boston, it's going to paralyze providence, hartford, these areas right through here. that's where it's going to snow another 12 here, 18 hours here. so just because there's a little bit more snow coming, the worst of it i believe is still well off the coast because that's where the low is. if you're closest to the low, that's boston, all the way through here, that's where the snow is going to be the heaviest. new york, wound up, they got prepared, that's great. there's still to be snow, it's still going to look pretty. i don't believe it's going to be a paralyzing event for new york city. a lot of your presip came down as that wet, rain-snow mix. that didn't pile up, erin. >> chad, thank you ve very much. as paralyzing as it may be in boston, i've got nieces and nephews up there, from a child's eyes very excited about finally get
long island expressway's getting very heavy snow. if we get 3 to more more inches of wrap-around snow in new york city i think that's all we get. it doesn't paralyze new york city like it's going to paralyze boston, it's going to paralyze providence, hartford, these areas right through here. that's where it's going to snow another 12 here, 18 hours here. so just because there's a little bit more snow coming, the worst of it i believe is still well off the coast because that's where the low is....
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most of them are here on long island. lester? >> pretty remarkable pictures there tonight, anne, thanks. >>> beyond the roads, today was a travel nightmare in the new york area for anyone who had planned to fly or take the train. nbc's rehema ellis is at laguardia airport with more on that. rehema, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, lester. new york airports are getting back to the business of flying. but air travel is still far from normal tonight. there were more than 1800 cancellations at new york airports alone over the past few days, because of the storm. at one laguardia airport, about 20 stranded passengers spent the night sleeping on cots provided by the airlines. a few others camped out on the floor. the airport was virtually deserted. today, crews worked to dig out from under nearly a foot of snow at laguardia to get some flights operating again. amtrak passengers traveling between new york and boston, however, had no luck at all. as train service on that route was shut down again today. passengers we spoke
most of them are here on long island. lester? >> pretty remarkable pictures there tonight, anne, thanks. >>> beyond the roads, today was a travel nightmare in the new york area for anyone who had planned to fly or take the train. nbc's rehema ellis is at laguardia airport with more on that. rehema, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, lester. new york airports are getting back to the business of flying. but air travel is still far from normal tonight. there were...
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stix inches an hour and look at long island expressway . all of these cars completely got strand we had a picture from the lie and all of these people had to abandon their cars. we have other things going on. a cold day today and not going to get above freezing. temperatures will remain above freezing and tonight bottoming out in the temperatures. everyone in the single digits . teanings for everybody tonight . alm of those 650,000 without people. this is the picture we are talking about. this is it the longhorns expressway. people were on the road and snow falling so quickly they got strand and had to abandon those cars it is it a central part of the lie getting pummel would there. sometimes do warm up by monday. we'll be back in the 40s for a couple of days and that will be a nice relief. unfortunate lie that will have rain but it will be missy and the temperatures will be up for a couple of days and there is it a tornado -- excuse me a blizzard warning in effect in the northern plains for tomorrow, another storm moving in a tornado threa
stix inches an hour and look at long island expressway . all of these cars completely got strand we had a picture from the lie and all of these people had to abandon their cars. we have other things going on. a cold day today and not going to get above freezing. temperatures will remain above freezing and tonight bottoming out in the temperatures. everyone in the single digits . teanings for everybody tonight . alm of those 650,000 without people. this is the picture we are talking about. this...
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island many worried they would be trapped. >> reporter: 53 miles east of manhattan, long island's busiest highway turned into a vehicle wasteland. >> everybody knew the storm was coming. why weren't they prepared for it? >> dozens of drivers needed to be rescued, and some suffering from high though therma after spending the night in the bitter cold. four wheel drive helped but it was not enough where new york looked like alaska. a trucker discovered before dawn, exits were no route to safety. >> they cleaned the service road but not the highways. >> this job required the heavy equipment, comparatively, new york city weathered the blizzard well. returning to its hurried pace by midday. >> looks like we dodged a bullet. >> on long island it was nature in contrast, her beauty and frustration. gilbert abandoned his jeep. >> i got home and my wife had to throw blankets on me. my clothes were all wet. >> with a crew of friends he worked to rescue his vehicle, and a day of inconvenience ending with small victories. >>> new this morning, police are looking for three people in connection with a qu
island many worried they would be trapped. >> reporter: 53 miles east of manhattan, long island's busiest highway turned into a vehicle wasteland. >> everybody knew the storm was coming. why weren't they prepared for it? >> dozens of drivers needed to be rescued, and some suffering from high though therma after spending the night in the bitter cold. four wheel drive helped but it was not enough where new york looked like alaska. a trucker discovered before dawn, exits were no...
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eastern long island is an area we could end up with 12 to 18 inches of snow. boston is the jackpot. and it is certainly not out of the question to pick up 24 to 30 inches of snow. the only saving grace is that it's friday and this is occurring over the weekend. so not as many people on the roads. >> a little bit of good news. we'll check back in with you later. >>> turning to california where a massive manhunt has the los angeles area on virtual lockdown. lapd putting extra security at their headquarters because the suspect used to be one of their own. disfor dornor is wanted in multiple shootings across southern california. the 33-year-old says he's declaring war on the lapd after losing his job with the department in 2008. according to his lengthy and often ram bleel onlineman confess toe, he wants revenge until his name is cleared. he writes in part, "the violence of action will be high. i will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in lapd uniform, whether on or off-duty." he's accuse have had of fatally shooting a couple in irvine, firing on cops in chino, and k
eastern long island is an area we could end up with 12 to 18 inches of snow. boston is the jackpot. and it is certainly not out of the question to pick up 24 to 30 inches of snow. the only saving grace is that it's friday and this is occurring over the weekend. so not as many people on the roads. >> a little bit of good news. we'll check back in with you later. >>> turning to california where a massive manhunt has the los angeles area on virtual lockdown. lapd putting extra...
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that's the long island expressway. and when they were trapped, they had to find shelter and they did that at a walmart. jerry greek is the manager at that walmart and joins us now on the telephone. good morning to you and thanks for joining us. how are things there now? >> we're okay. it's like i said, the snow's pretty deep here, but everybody's safe and warm in the walmart in long island. and we have coffee and donuts for everybody. and everything's okay otherwise. >> how many people are you sheltering right now? and are their spirits good? are they all in good shape? >> everybody's in good shape. everybody's safe and sound in the store and around 20, 25 people, it's some associates and mostly people that were stranded that walked through the snow to get in the store when they saw the light was still on. we led them in to the shelter and give them some place to go. >> we're dealing, also, with a bad signal, i know. but we want to keep talking. the store was closed at the time. when did you start realizing you were tu
that's the long island expressway. and when they were trapped, they had to find shelter and they did that at a walmart. jerry greek is the manager at that walmart and joins us now on the telephone. good morning to you and thanks for joining us. how are things there now? >> we're okay. it's like i said, the snow's pretty deep here, but everybody's safe and warm in the walmart in long island. and we have coffee and donuts for everybody. and everything's okay otherwise. >> how many...
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>>> i have never seen anything like this before and it's another blow to long island. we had hurricane sandy, now this storm we are dealing with. >> a major digging out in the new england states after a massive storm covers the region with up to 3 feet of snow. hello, everybody, i'm bruce johnson, thanks for joining us, that record storm packing hurricane forced wind gusts has crippled the northeast. a if foot of snow in new york, up to 3 feet in bridgeport, connecticut. we'll have more on that in a bit. on new york's long island, drivers had to be res crewed from their vehicles after getting stranded. at least four deaths are being blamed on this storm. >> people from new york, straight up through new england, are digging out. after a nor'easter dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some areas. >> we have a snow blower, so my husband is somewhere in the neighborhood cleaning other people's houses. >> highways turned into parking lots overnight. emergency crews moved in to rescue dozens of people forced to spend the night in their cars on new york's long island. in connec
>>> i have never seen anything like this before and it's another blow to long island. we had hurricane sandy, now this storm we are dealing with. >> a major digging out in the new england states after a massive storm covers the region with up to 3 feet of snow. hello, everybody, i'm bruce johnson, thanks for joining us, that record storm packing hurricane forced wind gusts has crippled the northeast. a if foot of snow in new york, up to 3 feet in bridgeport, connecticut. we'll...
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island and they were getting numerous reports here of thunder snow. it was coming down 2 to 3 inches an hour. this will continue to actually increase over the next few hours because the storm up there is still getting stronger and we've been showing you that pretty much the bull's eye here is going to be boston back out to the west and then down through providence and most of central sections of connecticut there where it's looking like 18 plus, not quite as bad for new york city. the storm has been a little farther offshore. the heaviest convective snow, the thunder snow, has stayed just east of new york city. so they probably will end up with maybe 6, something like that before it's said and done. we're windy overnight 20 to 30 gusting to 50. everybody into this wind advisory now unless you're in prince william county and you're down towards stafford county and spotsylvania county. this is the weekend. it's blustery tomorrow at least for the first part of the day. winds will be gusty, 35, maybe 40 miles per hour, taper off during the afternoon hours
island and they were getting numerous reports here of thunder snow. it was coming down 2 to 3 inches an hour. this will continue to actually increase over the next few hours because the storm up there is still getting stronger and we've been showing you that pretty much the bull's eye here is going to be boston back out to the west and then down through providence and most of central sections of connecticut there where it's looking like 18 plus, not quite as bad for new york city. the storm has...
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, suffolk county, long island. have we seen that? is it too early to tell? >> some breaches of the eroded dunes. the dunes are in bad shape in new jersey for a while. it's going to take a while for the sea grass and oats to come back and get the dunes back together. sometimes you'll see them put snow fences in the dunes so the sand catches. there have been overwash in some parts, not like sandy. and there's been some flooding from boston northward because the wind, add this point in time, the wind is coming in from the east at 50, 60, and i just right here at logan, i just got a brand new wind gust at logan of 76 miles per hour. so that's just blowing water on the shore, and there is water now coming into some of the low lying areas along the coast of massachusetts and we have heard of flooding in homes already. we just don't have locations put down just yet. >> all right, chad. we'll continue to follow that. one of the important things we're tracking not only over the course of this hour but really frankly all nig
, suffolk county, long island. have we seen that? is it too early to tell? >> some breaches of the eroded dunes. the dunes are in bad shape in new jersey for a while. it's going to take a while for the sea grass and oats to come back and get the dunes back together. sometimes you'll see them put snow fences in the dunes so the sand catches. there have been overwash in some parts, not like sandy. and there's been some flooding from boston northward because the wind, add this point in time,...
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creating problems for hundreds of cars and trucks on the long island expressway. at 11 -- a fun time turned tragic -- a san francisco woman hit and killed by a cement truck right outside of giants' fan fest. police say a 30-year-old woman was riding her bike westbound on king street.right before she was struck on third street this morning. they say she got caught under the truck's rear axle then dragged the bike for half of a block. that's when the driver realized something was wrong and pulled over. police say he has been cooperating with police. witnesses described what they saw. >> police are still trying to determine what exactly happened. it's unclear whether the driver will face any charges. police say the woman was dressed in black and was likely headed to the giants fanfest. >> a man is dead. after an early morning shooting outside of a bar in santa cruz. kron four's philippe djegal spoke with witnesses who say this is gang related. >> reporter: this is where the santa cruz police department says 32-year-oldf pauly silva was shot to death at around 12-30 s
creating problems for hundreds of cars and trucks on the long island expressway. at 11 -- a fun time turned tragic -- a san francisco woman hit and killed by a cement truck right outside of giants' fan fest. police say a 30-year-old woman was riding her bike westbound on king street.right before she was struck on third street this morning. they say she got caught under the truck's rear axle then dragged the bike for half of a block. that's when the driver realized something was wrong and pulled...
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this was the result afttr &phundreds of caas and truccs & got stuckkon he long island 3and truccs actuully outnumbered the tow trucks and ooher crews sent to help. the road is nno clossd.....ann heavy-duty construction trucks are working to clear the snow off the exppessway. when ssvere weather happens and schools & lateet inffrmation right on your cell phone.go to foxballimore doo com and look foo "obile""at the top righthand corner of the -3 screen. - download the fox45 mobile news ppp for your droid or i-phone. 3 familyyand friends celebrated the liff of legendary delegate hattie harrison. harrison. delegate harrison served in maryland -&prepreeenting easstbaltimore since 1973. that made her thh llngest serving african &pamerican female legisltor inn 3 on january 29th from comppications of heart disease aa 84 years old. yesterday's &pceremony was clossd o cameras, but we talkkd witth her granddaughter before he service. 3 42346 we knew her as nana, we knew her as mom, oc:smiling nd appreciative for the ability to make 3 a difference in her the &pabillty to make appreciative difference i
this was the result afttr &phundreds of caas and truccs & got stuckkon he long island 3and truccs actuully outnumbered the tow trucks and ooher crews sent to help. the road is nno clossd.....ann heavy-duty construction trucks are working to clear the snow off the exppessway. when ssvere weather happens and schools & lateet inffrmation right on your cell phone.go to foxballimore doo com and look foo "obile""at the top righthand corner of the -3 screen. - download the...
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island. .. >> host: when you were bussed into the inner city, did you have a particularly sort of strident stance on the question of desegregation, the question of school integration? >> guest: i think as kids, you don't think about it. looking bag, i mean, even when i was reading back at the reaction for kids in the 70s when they started busing the kids, said, you know, i like it at the school, and they didn't think about it. it was the same way for me, but as we got older, i started to think about not only going to schools and being surrounded by poverty that i didn't see in the neighborhood in the suburbs, that's, you know, that's definitely eye opening, but at the same time, the schools that i attended, there was tracking so you had the regular program honors, and you had the advanced program, and those were cut very closely along in the class lines, and as a kid, you absorb that and think about it, and i remember being in high school and one of the only classes i took where television mixed between the tracks, it was a global studies course, i think, and there was an african-american
island. .. >> host: when you were bussed into the inner city, did you have a particularly sort of strident stance on the question of desegregation, the question of school integration? >> guest: i think as kids, you don't think about it. looking bag, i mean, even when i was reading back at the reaction for kids in the 70s when they started busing the kids, said, you know, i like it at the school, and they didn't think about it. it was the same way for me, but as we got older, i...